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Phineas and Ferb Take the Boys' Market by Storm

"Phineas and Ferb" is the hippest, nerdiest, unlikeliest hit on TV -- and now Disney hopes it can be a SpongeBob-like cash cow.READ»

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Nintendo Accessory Designer Tweaks Out: 3DS in November?

Thank goodness for the Twitter leak -- or "tweak." But could the Nintendo 3DS really be coming out months earlier than expected?READ»

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Microsoft Finally Launches a Portable Xbox--Inside Windows Phone 7

Years ago, there were rumors of a handheld Xbox to compete with the PSP and Nintendo DS. Microsoft finally delivered today, in a very bold way--high-end integration of Xbox and Xbox Live into Windows Phone 7. Gamers: read this.READ»

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Can 3G Nintendo DS and Sony PSP Compete With Smartphones?

While your Nintendo DS or Sony PSP may be pretty clever at wireless connection over Wi-Fi, when you wander out of antenna range you're doomed. To combat this problem, these two companies are creating new technology to boost Wi-Fi ...READ»

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WANTED: Belkin Conserve Valet Charging Station

The Belkin Conserve Valet cleans up that nest of USB gadgets and cables while conserving energy.READ»

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Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime on Motion Controls, Piracy, and the 3DS

At this year's E3 I sat down with Nintendo of America President and CEO Reggie Fils-Aime. What is the strategy behind the Nintendo 3DS? And what does he think about Sony and Microsoft getting into motion controls?READ»

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Nintendo Announces 3-D Handheld Gaming System [Updated]

Nintendo's just whisked the veil from its newest gaming machine: The 3DS. It's a reinvention of the classic handheld, with a high-tech booster injection from the whizzy display system of the moment--3-D graphics rendering. Back in ...READ»

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The Most Creative Entrepreneurs in Business

Last year's list of the 100 Most Creative People in Business spanned industries of all sizes--this year's list, which launches later this month, promises to be just as expansive and eclectic. Here we present the top entrepreneurs of ...READ»

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Ubisoft Pushing for Games to Go Green

The huge European game published introduces two new initiatives to make video games eco-friendly.READ»

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Cisco Releases Porky New Flip SlideHD Camcorder

Ever since Cisco acquired the makers of the Flip video camera last year, it's been pushing out new versions of its pocket camcorders on a regular basis. The latest variation is the $279.99 Flip SlideHD, which has added a nifty ...READ»

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Wii Game "And Kensaku" Scores Players by Google Search Results

A new game for Wii (149,000,000 results) is launching in Japan at the end of the month that scores players based on their knowledge of Google's search engine results. And Kensaku (492,000 results) pits contestants against each other ...READ»

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Log On and Learn: Devices, Sites and Apps for Kids

A look at some of the coolest devices, sites, and apps for kids to log on and learn.READ»

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Trina Schwimmer, founder of GamingAngels

Upset with gaming magazines' token female editors -- if there were any women at all -- and the sneers with which the gaming press seemed to regard female gamers, Schwimmer started GamingAngels in 2003.READ»

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Nintendo 3DS: What We Know So Far [Nintendo]

Nintendo 3DS: What We Know So Far [Nintendo]: Rumblings of a next-gen handheld started soon after Nintendo shrunk the DS and whacked a "Lite" behind it, but two portables later (the DSi and DSi XL) and Nintendo Japan is foretelling a ...READ»

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Nintendo Announces 3-D Handheld - But Can It Steal Back Apple's Gaming Market Share?

Nintendo has revealed that it will be showing the next iteration of the DS handheld games console at the upcoming E3 games show in June, and it'll be sporting an amazing new feature: Glasses-free 3-D display technology. It's all an ...READ»

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Nintendo DS in Classrooms to Help Japanese Schoolkids Find the Square Root of Mario

Ninteno's guru Shigeru Miyamoto has just revealed that Nintendo might be aiming at a surprising new market for its games consoles: Schools. With all the controversy about distractions and violence, is this sensible? Miyamoto's ...READ»

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Mobile Browser Use by Country: Or, What Do India and Nigeria Have in Common?

This neat little infographic (to see it enlarged, the source is here) shows the marketshare of mobile browsers by country, around the world--and the results are definitely surprising. Who knew that Opera was such a raging success in ...READ»

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Most Innovative Companies - All Stars

These companies, featured on our 2008 and 2009 honor rolls, fought a dour economy with renewed creativity and bold initiatives. (Alas, not all fared ...READ»

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Bravo & Foursquare Enter Brand Partnership

People love living like stars. Oh, I want Beyonce’s favorite Nintendo DS game, or I want Diddy’s Sean John… we are obsessed with the most fabulous lives of celebs — even though Behind the Music tells us otherwise. To help...READ»

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Why the Apple Tablet Is a Games Changer

The real road kill this time will not be the Kindle. It will be handheld video gaming devices like Sony's PSP and the Nintendo DS, as Apple establishes a lock on the economics of casual gaming with its newest device.READ»

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Did Nintendo's President Just Reveal the Hi-Definition DS?

Nintendo's DS may be selling well, and the recently-revealed DSi XL isn't even on sale yet in the U.S. but that hasn't stopped the company's president from spilling the beans on a high-definition one with motion control. What the ...READ»

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Some common gifts beyond the recession

The presents have been unwrapped, the ranking taken down. And Santa still hasn't brought you that Wii.Don't disquiet. You are not forlorn.Despite the lucrative pessimism and doom that saddled this Christmas shopping time, a few crop ...READ»

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Microsoft Defeats Sony in November's Gaming Warfare

According to industry analyst NPD Group's sales numbers, controversial military shooter "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" easily outsold everything else--and helped Microsoft in its war with Sony.READ»

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Nintendo Super-Sizes the DSi

Nintendo's just announced a newer, bigger DS handheld--the DSi LL. The whole aim of a bigger machine is a bigger screen, of course, and Nintendo's delivered that with a 4.2-inch screen in a body that's still very ...READ»

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With New 'Need for Speed' and 'Tiger Woods' Editions, EA Embraces Online Games

As its Need for Speed racing franchise reaches 100 million units sold, gaming giant Electronic Arts reveals its move onto the Internet next year with "Need for Speed World Online." READ»